Genaro León Explained

Genaro León
Realname:Genaro León Quintero
Birth Date:10 August 1960
Birth Place:Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Weight:Welterweight
Height:5 ft 9 in
Style:Orthodox
Total:61
Wins:48
Ko:43
Losses:11
Draws:2

Genaro León (born 10 August 1960) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001. He held the WBO welterweight title in 1989. As an amateur, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

León represented Mexico at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as a welterweight. His results were:

Professional career

León turned pro in 1984 and in 1989 captured the inaugural and vacant WBO welterweight title with a KO win over Danny Garcia.[1] He vacated the title without defending it. In 1993 he challenged WBC welterweight title holder James McGirt, but lost a decision.[2]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
61Win48–11–2Carlos Antonio EscobarKO7 (?)2001-07-21
60Loss47–11–2Gustavo Alonso SotoTKO6 (?)1998-06-19
59Loss47–10–2Saïd Ben NajemTKO6 (?)1998-02-21
58Loss47–9–2Mario IribarrenTKO3 (10)1996-11-01
57Win47–8–2Armando CampasTKO6 (10)1996-04-19
56Loss46–8–2James PageTKO2 (?)1995-10-27
55Loss46–7–2Yori Boy CampasTKO3 (12)1995-08-07
54Win46–6–2Arturo Lopez TrujilloTKO2 (?)1995-04-28
53Loss45–6–2Rene Francisco HerreraPTS10 (10)1994-08-06
52Loss45–5–2Jesus CardenasDQ3 (12)1994-04-23
51Win45–4–2Luis Francisco PerezTKO9 (10)1993-11-13
50Win44–4–2Juan HernandezTKO6 (?)1993-10-09
49Loss43–4–2Miguel GonzálezTKO8 (?)1993-05-15
48Loss43–3–2Buddy McGirtUD12 (12)1993-01-12
47Win43–2–2Edison BenitezTKO1 (?)1992-08-24
46Win42–2–2Jerry GrantTKO1 (?)1992-05-22
45Win41–2–2Ramon RamosTKO2 (12)1992-03-16
44Win40–2–2Charles DuffyTKO7 (10)1992-01-30
43Win39–2–2Saoul MambyPTS8 (8)1991-10-20
42Win38–2–2Newton BarnettKO2 (8)1991-07-13
41Win37–2–2Delfino MarinTKO2 (?)1991-06-19
40Win36–2–2Miguel Angel DominguezTKO4 (12)1991-03-27
39Draw35–2–2Judas ClotteyPTS8 (8)1990-12-15
38Win35–2–1David SilvaTKO3 (?)1990-11-22
37Win34–2–1Ruben VillamanTKO5 (?)1990-04-05
36Win33–2–1Sulio SanchezTKO1 (12)1989-12-16
35Draw32–2–1Miguel Angel DominguezTD7 (10)1989-11-24
34Win32–2Alberto AlcarazTKO4 (?)1989-09-29
33Win31–2Danny GarciaKO1 (12)1989-05-06
32Win30–2Agustin CaballeroKO4 (?)1989-03-09
31Win29–2Young Dick TigerMD10 (10)1988-09-22
30Win28–2Charlie BrownKO2 (10)1988-07-23
29Win27–2Ramon CardenasTKO2 (?)1988-06-04
28Loss26–2David TaylorTKO1 (?)1988-02-06
27Win26–1Joel BrivalKO4 (6)1987-11-06
26Win25–1Frankie LakeKO1 (8)1987-10-10
25Win24–1Ruben VillamanKO1 (?)1987-07-17
24Win23–1Ariel CondeKO1 (6)1987-05-29
23Win22–1Jaime CastorenaKO4 (?)1987-04-14
22Win21–1Ricardo MunozKO5 (?)1987-03-09
21Win20–1Jorge HernandezTKO2 (?)1987-02-02
20Win19–1Raffaele PaolettiTKO3 (?)1986-11-07
19Win18–1Carlos Cesar PrietoDQ7 (?)1986-10-25
18Win17–1Patrick BoonPTS6 (6)1986-10-03
17Win16–1Sergio AguirreTKO4 (?)1986-08-29
16Win15–1Jaime MontanoKO1 (?)1986-05-15
15Win14–1Sergio AguirreTKO1 (?)1986-05-03
14Win13–1José Luis BuenoTKO1 (?)1986-03-21
13Win12–1Mario OlmedoPTS10 (10)1986-02-22
12Loss11–1Ruben VillamanTKO5 (?)1985-12-07
11Win11–0Joel SotoKO1 (?)1985-11-22
10Win10–0Rey MoralesKO7 (?)1985-09-13
9Win9–0Jose Luis AlejoKO2 (?)1985-07-29
8Win8–0Lalo GalindoKO1 (?)1985-05-17
7Win7–0Aaron BrownKO1 (8)1985-05-09
6Win6–0Daniel ContrerasKO2 (?)1985-03-28
5Win5–0Jose LopezKO2 (?)1985-03-18
4Win4–0Gilberto CancholaKO7 (?)1984-12-21
3Win3–0Fidencio CebrerosKO2 (?)1984-11-23
2Win2–0Jose Luis MillanTKO9 (?)1984-11-09
1Win1–0Ramon CardosoKO2 (?)1984-09-28

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leon and Aceves Win WBO Titles in Contrasting Style. Los Angeles Times. 2024-06-18.
  2. Web site: McGirt's Victory Is Anything But Routine. The New York Times. 2024-06-18.